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./我只希望朱莉?贝克能离我远点AllIeverwantedwasforJuliBakertoleavemealone.
故事始于一年级暑假年的夏天Itallbeganinthesummerof,beforethestartofsecondgrade.
我们到家啦Hereweare.
你们觉得这里怎么样?
我挺喜欢的Whatdoyouguysthink?
Ilikethisplace.
很赞呢我的房间是什么颜色?
It'scool.
Uh,whatcolorismyroom?
别急嘛Justyouwait.
咱们进去瞧瞧嘿布莱斯Let'sseewhat'sinside.
Hey,comeon,buddyBryce.
过来给我搭把手搬东西Whydon't,uh,youandIgohelpunloadthevan让姑娘们去整理厨房吧andthewomenfolkherecangetinthekitchenandstartsettingup.
好的老爸Okay,Dad.
于我而言这意味着我从此步入了Forme,itwasthebeginningofwhatwouldbe长达五年的不安与逃避生涯morethanhalfadecadeofstrategicavoidanceandsocialdiscomfort.
嗨我是朱莉?贝克喂喂喂你干嘛呢?
Hi,I'mJuliBaker.
Hey,hey,whatareyoudoing?
要我帮忙吗?
Don'tyouwantsomehelp?
不必了那里面都是贵重物品No.
There'ssomevaluablethingsinthere.
那我就搬这个吧不用了Howaboutthisone?
No,no,no.
赶紧回家吧你妈妈没准在找你呢Runhome.
Yourmother'sprobablywonderingwhereyouare.
没关系我妈妈知道我在哪她同意我过来Oh,no,mymomknowswhereIam.
Shesaidit'sfine.
显然这姑娘也太不识趣了Itdidn'ttakelongtorealizethisgirlcouldnottakeahint.
咱们仨在这儿有点挤吧不要紧啊It'scrowdedinherewiththreepeople.
Idon'tmind.
毫无自知之明我们一起推吧?
Ofanykind.
Youwannapushthisonetogether?
布莱斯你妈妈还等着你去帮忙吧?
Bryce,isn'tittimeforyoutogohelpyourmother?
是啊是啊Oh,yeah.
我真是拿她没辙Imean,nothingwouldstopher.
我终于忍无可忍这时候诡异的事情却发生了Iwasabouttotellhertogetlostwhentheweirdestthinghappened.
我真是难以置信Icouldn'tbelieveit.
我居然会牵着陌生女孩的手ThereIwasholdinghandswiththisstrangegirl.
我咋就惹上了这种麻烦?
你好呀HowdidIgetintothismess?
Well,hello.
看来你已经认识我儿子了Iseeyou'vemetmyson我不得不使出岁男生仅有的气概Finally,Ididtheonlymanlythingavailablewhenyou'reyearsold.
然而还有一大串的麻烦等着我However,mytroubleswerefarfromover.
就在我走进叶尔森老师的教室时TheminuteIwalkedintoMissYelson'sclassroom布莱斯?
你也在这啊Bryce?
You'rehere.
很显然itwasclear:即使在学校也无法逃脱她的魔掌Schoolwouldnotbeasanctuary.
嘿布莱斯你女朋友呢?
Hey,Bryce,where'syourgirlfriend?
枉我一世英名啊Iwasbrandedforlife.
嘿布莱斯你咋不向她求婚呢?
Hey,Bryce,whydon'tyouaskhertomarryyou?
布莱斯和朱莉爬上树梢BryceandJulisittinginatree卿卿我我甜如蜜K-l-S-S-l-N-G搬来镇上的第一年简直就是场灾难Myfirstyearintownwasadisaster.
瞧那小两口呀Lookatthem.
接下来的三年也不尽如人意Andthenextthreeweren'tmuchbetter.
就这么捱到了六年级我总算不再坐以待毙Butfinally,inthesixthgrade,Itookaction.
想到了一个大狠招Ihatchedtheplan.
雪利Sherry.
雪利等一下Sherry,waitup.
嗨布莱斯Hi,Bryce.
Heh.
我向雪利?斯道尔斯展开攻势IaskedoutSherryStalls.
我想问你愿不愿意.
.
.
Iwaswonderingifyouwantedtogo这个招数的绝妙之处在于Tofullappreciatethebrillianceofthisplan雪利?斯道尔斯是朱莉的眼中钉youhavetounderstandthatJulihatedSherryStalls但我始终想不通其中的缘由thoughIneverunderstoodwhy.
雪利长发飘飘为人和善Sherrywasnice,friendlyandshehadalotofhair.
我妈之前一直不让我打耳洞后来我拼命求她Atfirst,mymotherwouldn'tletmegetmyearspierced,butIbegged我原本一心指望只要和雪利吃吃饭TheideawasthatSherrywouldeatwithme散散步就能让朱莉知难而退maybewe'dwalkaroundtogether,andhopefullyJuliwouldloseinterest.
她还是不允许我岁前打耳洞ButIstillcan'tgetthehoopstillI'm.
太可惜了Oh,that'sashame.
米娜妮也想打耳洞SoMelaniewantedtogetherearspierced,但她老妈也不是省油的灯butofcoursehermothersaidno.
她就在家大发雷霆Soshethrewafit把约翰尼?马蒂斯的精选辑给砸了andsmashedherJohnnyMathisGreatestHitsalbum结果就被禁足了andshegotgrounded,连我的睡衣派对都来不了sonowshecan'tcometomypajamasleepoverparty.
事情进展相当顺利Thingswereunfoldingquitenicely.
你的科学实验打算怎么做?
Whatareyoudoingforyourscienceproject?
直到我所谓的挚友加利特?埃恩德Thatis,untilmysupposedbestfriend,GarrettEinbinder开始打起了雪利的主意tookaninterestinSherryhimself.
我想展示各种护发素Iwasthinkingofshowinghowsplitendsreact如何修复头发分叉withdifferenthairconditioners.
太棒了That'sfascinating.
俗话说得好重色必轻友加利特这个叛徒LoyaltygavewaytodesireandGarrett,theturncoat向雪利全盘托出我的计划toldSherrywhatIwasupto.
混蛋Jerk.
她自然很是生气Shedidn'ttakeitwell.
至于朱莉WordgotbacktoJuli,她自然又开始对我故技重施andprettysoonshestartedupwiththegoo-gooeyesagain.
而且还变本加厉Onlythistimeitwasworse.
居然开始嗅我Shestartedsniffingme.
你没听错她居然用鼻子嗅我That'sright,sniffingme.
搞什么飞机啊?
Whatwasthatallabout?
我只能期望来年能摆脱魔掌Myonlyconsolationwasthatnextyearwouldbedifferent.
但愿升入初中后Juniorhigh,biggerschool.
不用再和她同班Maybewe'dbeindifferentclasses彻底结束我的噩梦anditwouldfinally,finallybeover.
见到布莱斯?罗斯基的第一眼我便怦然心动了ThefirstdayImetBryceLoski,Iflipped.
他的双眸让我如痴如醉Itwasthoseeyes,somethinginthosedazzlingeyes.
我们一起推吧?
Youwannapushthisonetogether?
那时候他们刚搬到我家隔壁Hisfamilyhadjustmovedintotheneighborhood我过去帮他们搬东西andI'dgoneovertohelpthem.
我在车里刚呆了分钟I'dbeeninthevanalloftwominutes他老爸就让她去帮他妈妈whenhisdadsenthimofftohelphismom.
我知道他并不想离开Icouldseehedidn'twannago.
于是我追上前去SoIchasedafterhimtosee问他能不能先玩一会再进屋ifwecouldplayalittlebeforehegottrappedinside.
接着他便用力握着我的手ThenextthingIknow,he'sholdingmyhand与我深情凝视andlookingrightintomyeyes.
那一刹那我的心停止了跳动Myheartstopped.
这一刻到来了吗?
Wasthisit?
是时候迎来我的初吻了吗?
Wouldthisbemyfirstkiss?
没想到他妈妈却出来了你好呀Butthenhismothercameout.
Well,hello.
他感到无比羞愧脸都红了Andhewassoembarrassed,hischeeksturnedcompletelyred.
那晚我躺在床上不停幻想初吻的场景Iwenttobedthatnightthinkingofthekissthatmighthavebeen.
我知道他对我动心了Imean,itwasclearhehadfeelingsforme,只是怯于表达爱意buthewasjusttooshytoshowthem.
妈妈说过男孩子都会这样Mymothersaidboyswerelikethat.
我决定帮他克服心中的恐惧SoIdecidedtohelphimout.
布莱斯?
你也在这啊Bryce?
You'rehere.
我会竭尽所能帮他彻底释放自我Iwouldgivehimplentyofopportunitytogetoverhisshyness.
六年级那年我学着有所收敛Bythesixthgrade,I'dlearnedtocontrolmyself.
没想到半路却杀出个雪利?斯道尔斯ThenSherryStallsenteredthepicture.
雪利?斯道尔斯就是一人尽可夫的长舌妇SherryStallswasnothingbutawhiny,gossipy,backstabbingflirt.
头发长见识短Allhairandnosubstance.
而且她竟然.
.
.
Andthereshewas和布莱斯十指紧扣那可是我家布莱斯holdinghandswithBryce.
MyBryce.
我的初吻白马王子Theonewhowaswalkingaroundwithmyfirstkiss.
我决定对她视而不见依照布莱斯的品性Mysolutionwastoignoreher.
IknewaboyofBryce'scaliber总有一天能意识到雪利有多浅薄无知wouldeventuallyseethroughashallowconniverlikeSherryStalls.
如我所料他俩一周后便分手了Ittookallofaweek.
Theybrokeupatrecess.
她也不看看自己几斤几两Shedidn'ttakeitwell.
自从布莱斯摆脱了朱莉的魔掌NowthatBrycewasoutofSherry'sevilclutches,对我也变得更为友善hestartedbeingnicertome.
嗨朱莉嗨布莱斯Hi,Juli.
Hi,Bryce.
他如此腼腆可人Hewassoshyandsocute他的发丝间弥漫着西瓜的香氛andhishair,itsmelledlikewatermelon.
我简直如痴如醉Icouldn'tgetenoughofit.
整整一年我都沉浸在这迷人的芬芳里Ispentthewholeyearsecretlysniffingwatermelon期盼着何时能迎来我的初吻andwonderingifIwasevergoingtogetmykiss.
升入初一后生活开始有所改观Seventhgradebroughtchanges,allright.
但最大的变化并非学校Butthebiggestonedidn'thappenatschool.
而是出现在家中Ithappenedathome.
外公搬来与我们同住Mygrandfathercametolivewithus.
妈妈说他是过于思念外婆才会如此迷惘MomsaidhestaredlikethatbecausehemissedGrandma.
但他怎么可能对我推心置腹呢ThatwasnotsomethingGrandpawouldevertalkaboutwithme.
其实他在我面前总是沉默寡言Asamatteroffact,henevertalkedaboutmuchofanythingwithme.
直到朱莉的名字登上了当地报纸Thatis,untilJuliappearedinthelocalnewspaper.
布莱斯能和你聊聊吗?
有事吗?
Oh,Bryce.
MayIspeakwithyou?
What?
坐吧孩子Haveaseat,son.
跟我说说你的朋友朱莉?贝克吧TellmeaboutyourfriendJuliBaker.
其实朱莉算不上是我朋友Juli.
She'snotexactlymyfriend.
为什么呢?
Oh.
Why'sthat?
你怎么突然问这个?
Whydoyouwannaknow?
朱莉?贝克登上梅菲尔德时报Now,JuliBakerdidnotwindupinTheMayfieldTimes可不是因为她天赋异禀forbeinganeighth-gradeEinstein.
而是因为她赖在无花果树上No,shegotfrontcoveragebecausesherefused死活不肯下来toclimboutofasycamoretree.
朱莉?贝克和那棵白痴无花果树JuliBakerandthatstupidsycamoretree.
她认为那棵树ShealwaysthoughtitwasGod'sgift是上帝对我们的恩赐toourlittlecorneroftheuniverse.
嘿布莱斯过来和我们一起爬树不?
Hey,Bryce.
Wannacomeclimbthetreewithmeandmybrothers?
不了谢谢No,thanks.
布莱斯快上来嘛很好玩的Bryce.
Comeuphere.
It'sfun.
可以看到全世界呢我没空Youcanseeeverything.
Ican't.
我爸爸让我帮他去修.
.
.
Mydadneedsmetohelphimfix修东西athing.
拉倒吧That'sallIneeded.
我才不要和朱莉?贝克一起爬树呢ClimbupatreewithJuliBaker.
我可不想重温二年级的噩梦I'dbedraggedrightbackintothesecondgrade.
布莱斯和朱莉爬上树梢BryceandJulisittinginatree.
我宁可下半辈子吃青豆度日Whydon'tyoujustmakemeeatlimabeansfortherestofmylife.
还有三个街区就来了It'sthreeblocksaway.
只剩两个喽Twoblocks.
还有最后一个Oneblockaway.
还真把自己当回事最受不了她这种人了Likethat'svaluableinformation.
Ihateitwhenshedoesthat.
真希望校车哪天能罢工Iliketothinkthere'satleastachancethebuswon'tshow.
这棵树在晨曦中显得尤为美丽你说对么?
Ithinkthetreelooksparticularlybeautifulinthislight.
Don'tyou?
如果你所谓的美丽是指奇丑无比Ifby"beautiful"youmean"unbelievablyugly,"那我绝对赞成then,yes,Iwouldagree.
你眼神不太好吧我真同情你You'rejustvisuallychallenged.
Ifeelsorryforyou.
眼神不太好?
"Visuallychallenged"?
眼神不太好?
"Visuallychallenged"?
她家不也是街坊邻里的笑柄么Thisfromthegirlwholivedinahouse居然敢这么说我?
thatwasthejokeoftheneighborhood?
灌木爬满了窗台门前杂草丛生Theyhadbushesgrowingoverwindowsandweedsallovertheplace.
我老爸为此很是不爽Itbuggedmydadbigtime.
哟快瞧瞧Oh,thereheis.
砌墙工当自己是大画家呢Thebricklayerwhothinkshe'sapainter.
嫌那破车不够寒碜Thattruck'snotuglyenoughinreallife?
还得画幅画裱起来?
He'sgottamakeapaintingofit?
人家的风景画可是集市上的抢手货No,hedoeslandscapes.
Sellsthematthecountyfair.
大家都夸赞他呢Peoplesaythey'rebeautiful.
风景画?
要我说吧Landscapes?
Letmetellyousomething.
他要是能把院子拾掇拾掇Theworldwouldhavemorebeautyinit这个世界一定会更加美好ifhe'ddoalittlelandscapingonthatpieceofcraphecallsayard.
我真同情他老婆嫁了这么个幻想家Ifeelbadforhiswife.
Shemarriedadreamer.
梦想与现实间的冲突总得有一个人来承受Becauseofthat,oneofthetwoofthemwillalwaysbeunhappy.
没错可为啥要殃及无辜呢?
Yeah,fine.
Butwhydowehavetobeunhappy?
和朱莉?贝克成天赖在树上相比Asannoyingastheyardwastomydad她家那院子其实也不见得有多惹人生厌itwasnothingcomparedtohowannoyingJuliBakerwasinthattree.
还有三个街区哦Threeblocksaway.
每天早上我们都不得不忍受Everymorningwehadtolistentothesound她极为啰嗦的交通播报ofherblow-by-blowtrafficreport.
还有两个了Twoblocks.
到喽Thereyougo.
为什么要叫"三个臭皮匠"呢?
WhydotheycallitTheThreeStooges?
明明有五个人啊什么?
Imean,there'sfiveofthem.
What?
你看啊莫伊拉里克里谢普和卷毛乔伊Well,yeah,there'sMoe,Larry,Curly,ShempandCurlyJoe.
可每场戏却只有三个人是啊Yeah,buttheyonlyhavethreeatatime.
Yeah.
我讨厌卷毛乔伊他哪算得上臭皮匠呢Youknow,IhateCurlyJoe.
Imean,heshouldn'tevenbeaStooge.
姑娘我可要报警了Listen,girl,I'mthisclosetocallingthepolice.
你侵犯私人土地妨碍施工Youaretrespassingandobstructingprogressonacontractedjob.
怎么了?
你最好自己下来What'sgoingon?
Eitheryoucomedown要不我们就砍树了你们赶紧上来吧orwe'regonnacutyoudown.
Youguys,comeupherewithme.
咱们人一多他们就不敢砍了Theywon'tcutitdownifwe'realluphere.
车来了朱莉真是疯了Bus,bus,bus.
Juliwasfrantic.
他们想把树给砍了Theywantedtocutdownhertree.
真不明白那无比畸形的树Icouldn'tunderstandwhythatmutanttangleofgnarlybranches在她心里怎么就那么重要布莱斯求你了meantsomuchtoher.
Bryce,please.
我很同情她别管她Ifeltbadforher.
Leaveher.
但我可不至于为此旷课ButIwasn'tabouttocutschooloverit.
走吧哥们儿Comeon,bro.
你为什么不把她当朋友呢布莱斯?
Whyisn'tsheyourfriend,Bryce?
等你真正了解朱莉就明白了You'dhavetoknowJuli.
我倒真想认识她Well,I'dliketo.
为什么?
Why?
这姑娘挺有骨气的Thatgirlhasanironbackbone.
要不你抽空请她来家里玩?
Whydon'tyouinviteheroversometime?
有骨气?
Anironbackbone?
她那是一根筋She'sjuststubborn而且还很自以为是andshe'spushybeyondbelief.
是这样吗?
Isthatso?
她从二年级起就老是缠着我Andshe'sbeenstalkingmesincethesecondgrade.
这种女孩可是可遇不可求的Well,agirllikethatdoesn'tlivenextdoortoeveryone.
谁遇上谁倒霉Luckythem.
看看这个Readthis.
放下心中的成见Withoutprejudice.
我才没兴趣去了解朱莉?贝克LikeIneededtoknowanythingmoreaboutJuliBaker.
第二天早上朱莉没去等校车Juliwasn'tatthebusstopthenextmorning.
第三天也不见她出现Orthemorningafterthat.
不知道她怎么来学校的Shewasatschool,butyou'dneverknowit.
小乔伊?
他那妆也太浓了他不显老啊LittleJoe?
He'sgotsomuchmakeuponHedoesn'tage.
我告诉自己应该感到庆幸ItoldmyselfIshouldbegladaboutit.
这不就是我日期夜盼的吗?
Imean,isn'tthatwhatI'dalwayswanted?
但我仍替她感到难过Butstill,Ifeltbadforher.
我想跟她说声对不起但是一想还是算了IwasgonnatellherIwassorry,butthenIthought,hey,no我可真不希望that'sthelastthingIneeded:让朱莉?贝克以为我在想她JuliBakerthinkingImissedher.
我知道你为什么喜欢这里Iseewhyyouliketocomeouthere.
那你能开导开导你老妈不?
Wouldyoumindexplainingittoyourmother?
我喜欢看着爸爸作画Ilovedtowatchmyfatherpaint.
更喜欢在他画画时和他聊天Orreally,Ilovedtohearhimtalkwhilehepainted.
这样能让我更了解他Ilearnedalotaboutmydadthatway.
他和我无话不谈Hetoldmeallsortsofthings比如他怎样得到第一份工作likehowhegothisfirstjobdeliveringhay他多么渴望能完成学业andhowhe'dwishedhe'dfinishedcollege.
有一天他出人意料地问我Thenonedayhesurprisedme.
你和布莱斯?罗斯基是怎么回事?
What'sgoingonwithyouand,uh,BryceLoski?
什么怎么回事啊?
没什么呀Whatdoyoumean?
Nothing.
那好吧Oh,okay.
是我想多了Mymistake.
你怎么会这么想?
Whywouldyoueventhinkthat?
其实也没什么Noreason.
只是你成天Justthatyou都把他挂在嘴边talkabouthimallthetime.
我有吗?
Ido?
我也不知道Idon'tknow.
也许我被他的双眼所吸引吧Iguessit'ssomethingabouthiseyes.
还有他迷人的微笑Ormaybehissmile.
那他人怎么样?
Butwhatabouthim?
什么?
你得考虑画的整体效果What?
Youhavetolookatthewholelandscape.
什么意思?
Whatdoesthatmean?
一幅画绝非简单拼凑就能完成Apaintingismorethanthesumofitsparts.
一头牛只是一头牛Acowbyitselfisjustacow.
草地也只长满了青草和花朵Ameadowbyitselfisjustgrass,flowers.
阳光照进大树的枝桠亦不过缕缕薄光Andthesunpeekingthroughthetreesisjustabeamoflight.
但你若能将它们衔接拼凑Butyouputthemalltogether却能收获意想不到的成果anditcanbemagic.
我对他的话一知半解直到一天下午Ididn'treallyunderstandwhathewassayinguntiloneafternoon我爬上无花果树的枝头whenIwasupinthesycamoretree.
试图去捡风筝Iwasrescuingakite.
它挂得很高我从没爬过这么高Itwasalongwayup,higherthanI'deverbeen.
但我发现爬得越高眼前的景象便愈发迷人AndthehigherIgot,themoreamazedIwasbytheview.
沁人心脾的微风迎面扑来Ibegantonoticehowwonderfulthebreezesmelled.
夹杂着阳光和野草的芬芳Likesunshineandwildgrass.
我忍不住大口呼吸Icouldn'tstopbreathingitin让肺里溢满甜美醉人的气息fillingmylungswiththesweetestsmellI'deverknown.
嘿我的风筝被你找到了Hey,youfoundmykite.
布莱斯你真该上来看看Bryce,youshouldcomeuphere.
太美了It'ssobeautiful.
不行我扭伤了.
.
.
Ican't.
Isprainedmy,um我出疹子了Ihavearash.
从那一刻起我彻底爱上了这里Fromthatmomenton,thatbecamemyspot.
我可以坐上好几个钟头静静欣赏这世界Icouldsitthereforhours,justlookingoutattheworld.
落日时而泛着微醺的紫红Somedaysthesunsetswouldbepurpleandpink.
时而迸发出橙色的余晖Andsomedaystheywereablazingorange瞬间布满天边的晚霞settingfiretothecloudsonthehorizon.
在如此瑰丽的景象中Itwasduringoneofthosesunsetsthatmyfather'sidea我终于慢慢有所领悟ofthewholebeinggreaterthanthesumofitsparts爸爸所说的整体胜于全部movedfrommyheadtomyheart.
有时我会起个大早只为去看日出SomedaysIwouldgetthereextraearlytowatchthesunrise.
一天清晨我在心里兀自揣度OnemorningIwasmakingmentalnotes应该如何向爸爸描绘ofhowthestreaksoflightwerecuttingthroughtheclouds缕缕曙光穿透云层的景象soIcouldtellmydad下面却传来阵阵嘈杂whenIheardanoisebelow.
不好意思Excuseme.
抱歉你们不能停在这里这是校车站台Excuseme.
I'msorry,butyoucan'tparkthere.
That'sabusstop.
你在上面干嘛呢?
Hey,whatareyoudoingupthere?
赶紧下来我们要砍树了Youcan'tbeupthere,we'regonnatakethisthingdown.
砍这棵树?
没错快下来吧Thetree?
Yeah.
Nowcomeondown.
谁批准你们砍树的?
树的主人啊Butwhotoldyou,youcouldcutitdown?
Theowner.
为什么?
Why?
他想在这里建房这棵树挡道了He'sgonnabuildahouse,andthistree'sintheway.
姑娘赶紧下来吧我们得开工了Socomeon,girl,wegotworktodo.
你们不能砍这棵树不能砍Youcan'tcutitdown.
Youjustcan't.
姑娘你再不下来我就报警了Listen,girl.
I'mthisclosetocallingthepolice.
你侵犯私人土地妨碍施工Youaretrespassingandobstructingprogressonacontractedjob.
你再不下来我们就直接砍了Noweitheryoucomedown,orwe'regonnacutyoudown.
来吧要砍就砍吧Goahead.
Cutmedown.
我不下去坚决不下去I'mnotcomingdown.
I'mnevercomingdown.
布莱斯你们快上来帮我啊Bryce.
Youguys,comeupherewithme.
上面人一多他们就不敢砍了Theywon'tcutitdownifwe'realluphere.
布莱斯别让他们砍树啊Bryce,pleasedon'tletthemdothis.
求你们了Comeon,youguys.
布莱斯求你了你不用爬很高的Bryce,please.
Youdon'thavetocomeupthishigh.
Justalittleways.
布莱斯求求你了Bryce,please.
Please.
从那之后一切都变得模糊起来Whathappenedafterthatwasablur.
似乎整个镇上的人都围了过来Itseemedlikethewholetownwasthere.
但我一直坚持不肯下去ButstillIwouldn'tmove.
爸爸后来赶了过来Thenmyfathershowedup.
他说服消防员架了楼梯爬上来HetalkedafiremanintolettinghimcomeuptowhereIwas.
宝贝儿我们下去吧Sweetie,it'stimetocomedown.
爸爸别让他们砍树Daddy,pleasedon'tletthemdothis.
宝贝儿爸爸你看啊SweetieDaddy,look.
在这里可以俯瞰整个世界Youcanseeeverything.
Youcanseethewholeworldfromhere.
万里河山也不及我女儿的安危重要下去吧Noviewisworthmydaughter'ssafety.
Now,comeon.
我不走Ican't.
朱莉安娜别耍小性子了Julianna,it'stimetocomedownnow.
求你了爸爸Please,Daddy.
听话下去吧It'stime.
就这么结束了Andthatwasit.
我整整两周都以泪洗面Imust'vecriedfortwoweeksstraight.
我仍然坚持上学异常用功Oh,sure,IwenttoschoolanddidthebestIcould却感觉生活失去了重心butnothingseemedtomatter.
朱莉?
啊?
Juli?
Huh?
你知道答案是什么吗?
Doyouknowtheanswer?
伯罗奔尼撒战争?
Uh,thePeloponnesianWar?
这也许是某个问题的答案I'msurethat'stheanswertosomething但我问的是菱形的面积butIwaslookingfortheareaofarhomboid.
其实菱形三角形之类的Somehow,rhomboidsandisoscelesrighttriangles在我看来并不重要didn'tseemsoimportant.
我开始骑车上学只为避开那个伤心地IrodemybikesoIwouldn'thavetopassbythestump那里曾经矗立着世上最美的无花果树thatusedtobetheearth'smostmagnificentsycamoretree.
但不管我怎么努力我对它始终心有念想ButnomatterwhatIdid,Icouldn'tstopthinkingaboutit.
你还好吧?
Areyouokay?
不就是一棵树么Itwasjustatree.
那不仅只是一棵树No,itwasn'tjustatree.
希望你能将树梢的美好时光永存心底Ineverwantyoutoforgethowyoufeltwhenyouwereupthere.
谢谢你爸爸Thanks,Dad.
我每天醒来就会看着这幅画ItwasthefirstthingIsaweverymorning它亦每天伴着我入眠andthelastthingIsawbeforeIwenttosleep.
直到有一天看着它我不再泪眼朦胧AndonceIcouldlookatitwithoutcrying我领悟到了更深层的寓意Isawmorethanthetreeandwhatbeinguptheremeanttome.
我的世界观开始有了细微的变化Isawthedaythatmyviewofthingsaroundmestartedchanging.
我不禁问自己我对布莱斯的感情是否一如往日?
AndIwondered,didIstillfeelthesamethingsaboutBryce?
我向来对鸡蛋不感冒I'veneverbeenahugefanofeggs.
既不喜欢也说不上讨厌Imean,Icouldalwaysjusttakethemorleavethem.
但那天在斯凯勒?布朗家的车库里Thatis,untilonedayinSkylerBrown'sgarage让我对鸡蛋的厌恶根深蒂固whenmyfeelingsabouteggsweresolidified.
嘿伙计们艾德娜的早餐有着落喽Hey,hey,hey.
Guys.
Edna'sfoundherbreakfast.
黏糊糊软趴趴的动物喜欢的食物Imean,ifaslimyreptilefoundthemappetizing我想想都觉得恶心therewascertainlynoplacefortheminmydiet.
天啊太给力了Oh,man,that'ssocool.
她连嚼都不用嚼省时又省心Shedoesn'tevenhavetochew.
Imean,thinkofallthetimeyou'dsave.
都怨我姐姐丽奈特Icould'vegonemywholelifenotknowingthatsnakeseateggsraw非要来找斯凯勒?布朗商量联赛的事ifithadn'tbeenforLynetta.
要不我这辈子都不想看蛇活吞鸡蛋Shehadamajor-leaguethingforSkylerBrown.
真够恶心的Ithinkit'sgross.
他和朱莉的哥哥马特和马克组了个乐队HeandJuli'sbrothers,MattandMark,hadformedaband.
丽奈特要看着他们排练AndLynettawouldwatchthempractice.
太赞了吧Thatissoneat.
你觉得呢布莱斯?
Howaboutthat,huh,Bryce?
是啊够给力的Yeah.
Neat.
布莱斯你觉得它要怎么消化?
So,Brycie,howdoyouthinkhe'sgonnadigestthat?
胃酸?
就知道你会这么说Stomachacid?
You'dliketothinkthat.
等等别出声好戏开始了Wait,everybodyquiet.
Herehegoes.
这才叫吃鸡蛋啊Eggsovereasy.
太恶心了看得我想吐Gross.
Gross,gross,gross.
等等哈最精彩的还没出现呢Wait,wait.
Youhaven'tseenthebestpart.
好恶啊Gross.
我试着佯装淡定却毫不管用Itriedtobecasualaboutit,butitdidn'ttake.
我开始做噩梦Istartedhavingbaddreams.
梦见自己被困在巨型鸡蛋里I'dbetrappedinsideahugeegg怪物张嘴将我吞入囊中andthismonsterwouldopenhisjawsandstarttodevourme.
所幸每次都能及时醒来I'dwakeupjustintime.
没想到噩梦成真了Thentherealnightmarebegan.
嗨布莱斯我给你们带了些鸡蛋Hi,Bryce.
Ibroughttheseoverforyouandyourfamily.
我家养的鸡开始下蛋了什么?
Mychickensarelayingeggs.
What?
还记得艾比邦妮克莱德YourememberAbbyandBonnieandClyde德克斯特尤妮丝和弗洛伦斯吗?
andDexterandEuniceandFlorence?
就是科学展览会上孵的小鸡当然记得啊TheonesIhatchedforthesciencefair.
HowcouldIforget?
朱莉?贝克总是那么经典ItwasclassicJuliBaker.
轻而易举成了全场的焦点Shetotallydominatedthefair.
她的课题是观察无聊的鸡蛋孵化过程Andgetthis,herprojectwasallaboutwatchingboringeggshatch.
我的可是现场模拟火山爆发Imean,hereIhadalive-actioneruptingvolcano可大家显然对朱莉孵出的鸡仔andallanyonecaredaboutwasJuli'sboringchicks更感兴趣breakingoutoftheirboringshells.
最后一只出来了Oh,Ithinkthelastone'shatching.
出来了出来了啊It'shatching.
Oh,it'shatching.
孩子们快过来Kids,comeoverhere.
好吧我输给她了Buthey,shewon.
Ilost.
我彻底被无视了I'veneverbeenonetodwell.
孵出来了Hereitcomes.
但我可不会吃她送来的鸡蛋Butthatdidn'tmeanIhadtoeatherlousyeggs.
朱莉这姑娘真乖巧还给我们送鸡蛋IthinkitwasverysweetofJulitobringusthoseeggs.
我才不吃呢我明早还是喝燕麦粥Idon'tcare.
I'mstillhavingcerealtomorrow.
我们怎么能确定这蛋不是孵了一半呢Yeah,howdoweknowthere'snochicksinoneofthoseeggs?
我小时候常吃刚下的蛋很是可口Iusedtoeatfarm-fresheggswhenIwasakid.
Theyweredelicious.
刚下的蛋当然美味了Yeah,well,that'sallwellandgood可万一敲开鸡蛋掉出一具尸体咋整?
butwhatifwecrackoneopenandadeadchickfallsout?
他们家有养公鸡吗?
Dotheyhavearooster?
如果没有就不是受精蛋Iftheydon'thavearoostertheeggscan'tbefertile.
如果养了公鸡我们也会知道Andiftheyhadarooster,we'dknow.
街坊邻居都能听到Thewholeneighborhoodwouldknow.
万一人家把公鸡变声了呢Maybetheygotitde-yodeled.
变声?
"De-yodeled"?
就是把声带给割了Youknow.
De-cock-a-doodle-doo'd.
瞎说什么呢你?
Whatthehellareyoutalkingabout?
就像给狗禁声那样Liketheyde-barkdogs.
布莱斯你直接问问朱莉不就行了?
Bryce,whydon'tyoujustaskJuli?
还是不要吧什么?
Idon'tthinkthatWhat?
你不敢跟她说话?
谁说我不敢跟她说话Youafraidtotalktoher?
I'mnotafraidtotalktoher.
我看是你不敢吧Iknowyouare,butwhatamI?
好了你去找她问问清楚吧布莱斯Okay.
Justtalktoherandfindout.
Bryce.
你会如何识别公鸡?
Howdoyoutellifone'sarooster?
公鸡体型较大羽毛更长Well,arooster'sbigger.
Longerfeathers.
头上长有红色的鸡冠They'vegotthatredstuffgrowingoutoftheirhead.
脖子上也长有红毛那应该挺好鉴别的吧Andaroundtheirnecktoo.
Thatshouldn'tbetoohardtospot.
你想想啊鸡通常都长有鸡冠Although,cometothinkofit,chickenshavetherubberyredstufftoo.
只不过不太明显罢了Justnotasmuch.
加利特是公鸡专家Garrett'sexpertiseinroosters他能让我避免直接和朱莉?贝克对峙wasthecornerstoneofourplantoavoidcontactwithJuliBaker.
我们偷偷溜去她家后院Thebalanceofwhichinvolvedspyingoverherbackfence.
快点快点嘘Comeon,comeon.
Shh.
Shh.
就在这Overhere.
我看不清那些鸡啊Ican'tseethestupidchickens.
得把它们从笼子里弄出来Wegottagetthemoutofthecoop.
那是公鸡吗?
Isthatarooster?
不是看起来不像No,itlookslikeachicken.
你怎么知道?
Howcanyoutell?
只可意会不可言传Itjustdoes.
瞧见了吧?
什么叫做专家SeewhatImean?
Expertise.
嘘干嘛?
Shh,shh!What?
朱莉Juli.
开饭啦宝贝们Here,guys.
出来吧吃饭喽Goon,thereyougo.
来来来吃饭哦没错都是鸡Here,guys.
Goon.
Yeah,they'reallchickens.
一只公鸡都没有?
非得让我再说一遍?
There'snorooster?
WhatdidIjustsay?
你怎么看出来的?
Howcanyoutell?
它们走路没有昂首阔步来来来多吃点Well,noneofthemarestrutting.
Here,comeon.
公鸡也懂昂首阔步?
快吃呀Roostersstrut?
Comeon,guys.
你不懂就别问了行不?
吃吧吃吧WhatdidIjustsay?
Here.
再说了也没看见有红鸡冠的Plus,hardlyanyofthemhaveanyrubberyredstuff.
你在干嘛呀?
绝对都是鸡Whatareyoudoing?
Yeah.
They'redefinitelyallchickens.
他们家养的都是鸡They'reallchickens.
真替你骄傲啊布莱斯I'mproudofyou,Bryce.
你克服了恐惧心理什么?
Youovercameyourfear.
Huh?
你跟她说话了呀哦是啊Youtalkedtoher.
Oh,heh.
Yeah.
这有啥大不了的It'snobigdeal.
是她亲口跟你说的吗?
养的都是鸡?
That'swhatshetoldyou?
They'reallchickens?
是啊Yeah.
你俩都够油菜的不是鸡难道还是鸭啊She'sagenius.
You'rebothgeniusOfcoursethey'reallchickens.
公鸡不也是鸡么可关键在于Arooster'sachicken.
Thequestionis:那些鸡都是母的吗?
Isoneofthemaroosteroraretheyallhens?
母鸡?
谁跟我提过母鸡啊?
Hens?
Whosaidanythingabouthens?
我突然就开窍了Thenithitme.
加利特压根对鸡一窍不通Garrettdidn'tknowjackshitaboutchickens.
公鸡走路会昂首阔步么?
那当然了Doroostersstrut?
Yes,theydo.
问这个问题有意义吗?
Whatdoesthathavetodowithanything?
那它们全是母鸡They'reallhens.
只要鸡蛋没问题就行了Well,themainthingistheeggsareokay.
不用再纠结了It'sallsettled.
我可不这么想Notforme.
我打死都不可能去碰TherewasnowayIwasevergonnaeatanything和朱莉?贝克有关的任何东西thathadanythingtodowithJuliBaker.
我不想吃鸡蛋I'mnoteatingthem.
为什么呢?
Well,whynot?
你又不是没见过她家那院子Haveyouseentheiryard?
It's简直是寸草不生除了污泥就是鸡粪There'snotevenanygrass.
It'sallmudandchickenturds.
真恶心有沙门氏菌?
Ew.
Gross.
Salmonella.
该不会有沙门氏菌吧?
Doyousupposetheycouldhavesalmonella?
应该不太可能为什么要拿健康冒险?
It'snotverylikely.
Whytaketherisk?
那鸡蛋如何处理?
Whatdowedowiththeeggs?
还回去吧Givethemback.
还回去?
还给朱莉?
没错Givethemback?
ToJuli?
Sure.
反正你都跟她说过话了也没见你掉肉啊Youtalkedtoherbefore,right?
Itdidn'tkillyou.
那我要怎么跟她说呢?
Well,whatdoIsay?
告诉她我们家不吃鸡蛋Tellherwedon'teateggs.
对鸡蛋过敏之类的Uh,we'reallergictothemorsomething.
你不会动脑筋想想啊Comeon,useyourbrains.
撒谎总归不太好Itdidn'tfeelrighttolie.
再说了三岁小孩都知道Besides,evenaseventhgraderwouldknow全家人不可能同时对鸡蛋过敏thatentirefamiliesaren'tallergictoeggs.
我也不想让她伤心ButIdidn'twannahurtherfeelingseither.
所以我只能这么做了Sothatleftmewithonlyoneoption.
而且也能让我避免Andthusanothernear-deathexperience和朱莉?贝克当面发生冲突inmyongoingsagawithJuliBakerhadbeensuccessfullyavoided.
直到一个星期后Untiloneweeklater.
嗨布莱斯我又给你带了些鸡蛋Hi,Bryce.
Broughtyousomemoreeggs.
哇Wow.
谢谢之前送的那些你家人还喜欢吗?
Thanks.
Didyourfamilylikethefirstbatch?
这还用说吗Doyouevenhavetoask?
那就好学校见Great.
Seeyouatschool.
我本来想着能永绝后患WhatIhopedwouldbeaone-timeevent没想到却让自己wasjustthebeginningofalife变得谎话连篇consumedwithlies,intrigueanddeception.
每天早晨我都得提防朱莉EverymorningI'dbeonthelookoutforJuli必须抢在她敲门之前soifshehappenedtocome,把门打开Icouldwhipthedooropenbeforesheknocked.
谢谢Thanks.
然后再偷偷把鸡蛋给扔了ThenI'ddumptheeggsbeforeanyonenoticed.
为什么?
我就不能直接跟她摊牌吗?
Andwhy?
Whycouldn'tIjustfaceher?
为什么我就不能跟她说Whycouldn'tIjustsay:谢谢我不稀罕你的鸡蛋拿去喂蛇好了"No,thanks.
Don'twantthem.
Don'tneedthem.
Givethemtothesnake"?
我究竟是不忍伤害她WasIreallyafraidofhurtingherfeelings还是打心底里怕她?
orwasIjustafraidofher?
现在你得确认.
.
.
Now,youwannamakesureyougetit布鲁贝克老师最初提出孵化课题时WhenMrs.
Brubeckfirstsuggestedhatchingeggsasmyscienceproject我其实并不太感兴趣Iwaslessthanexcited.
直到我第一次亲眼目睹生命的迹象Thatis,untilIsawmyfirstsignoflife.
就是这个吗?
Isthatit?
是的那就是胚胎哇That'stheembryo.
Heh.
Wow.
看起来像豌豆没错Itlookslikeabean.
Itdoes.
看看其他几个吧Let'strytheotherones.
那一刻我切身感受到Suddenlyitfeltreal.
每颗蛋都是鲜活的生命Alltheeggswerealive.
里面都孕育着豌豆宝宝Therewere,like,littlebeanbabiesinsideeveryone.
科技展览会上六只小鸡成功孵化Onthedayofthefair,allsixchickshatched.
这不是做梦吧?
Whataretheodds?
今年的冠军是朱莉?贝克Thisyear'stopprizegoestoJuliBaker她的课题是forherwonderfulproject:小鸡的诞生过程"AChickenisBorn.
"我得了第一名Iwonfirstplace.
我当然很高兴但我更在意小鸡们的去留Andthatwascool,butallIreallycaredaboutweremychicks.
开饭啦宝贝们Thereyougo.
Thereyougo,guys.
妈妈并不太喜欢在家养鸡Mymomwasn'tcrazyaboutusraisingchickens.
我拼命求她还向她保证ButIbeggedandpleaded.
一定会打理好一切而且我做到了ItoldherIwouldtakecareofeverything.
AndIdid.
克莱德哪去了?
Where'sClyde?
克莱德?
Clyde?
克莱德你怎么了?
Hey,Clyde.
What'sthematter?
你还好吗?
肚子不饿吗?
Areyouokay?
Aren'tyouhungry?
来过来怎么了呀宝贝?
Comeon.
Comehere.
What'swrong,baby?
让我抱抱Comehere.
嘿你升级成妈妈克莱德啦Hey,you'renotClyde.
You'reClydette.
妈妈
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